Palm Bay street reopens after mobile meth lab cleanup

Police secured a three-block area of Palm Bay for several hours after officers found dangerous meth-making chemicals inside a vehicle early Saturday, police said.

No residents were evacuated from their homes during the incident, Palm Bay Police spokeswoman Yvonne Martinez said.

Martinez said the incident began when police were alerted to an erratically-driving vehicle on Minton Road about 6:53 a.m. Saturday. The vehicle was stopped near Santo Domingo Avenue and Jupiter Boulevard and the driver was arrested on a DUI charge, police said.

Officers found a cooler in the back seat of the car which contained "evidence of paraphernalia used in a mobile meth lab," Martinez said. Officers immediately set up a safe zone there until hazardous materials crews safely removed the dangerous substances.

No injuries were reported.

The roadway was reopened about 11:53 a.m. Saturday.

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